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Molloy, Lynne, Daisy, and Toni heading to Salem University become stranded by a violent storm and take refuge in the abandoned Nightingale Hall, an off‑campus dorm with a tragic past. They unknowingly share the space with a runaway psychopath who has already murdered a prominent psychiatrist. With electricity cut, phones dead, and the doors locked from the inside, the girls find themselves prisoners of a crazed killer who decides who will live and who will die. Their summer school adventure turns into a desperate battle for survival as they try to escape the deadly trap set by the psychopath.
The story blends elements of friendship, adventure, and horror, portraying the girls’ struggle against both an ominous setting and a violent antagonist.
First publish date: July 1995
Genre: Horror/Psychological Horror
Authors: Diane Hoh
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